VEON has started construction of a Hyper Cloud data center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This advanced Tier III-certified facility is targeted to become fully operational by the end of 2026.
Managed by the local unit Beeline Kazakhstan in partnership with Huawei, the center will serve as a sovereign cloud platform to ensure all national data remains within Kazakhstan's borders. It is specifically engineered to support AI computing through specialized GPU-as-a-Service offerings, providing the infrastructure necessary for local innovations like the KazLLM large language model.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 4.63 miles | Kazteleport: Sairam |
The Tier III site was opened in Sairam in 2022.
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| 4.67 miles | Kazteleport: Sairam 2 |
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VEON is a global digital operator headquartered in Dubai, providing connectivity and digital services across dynamic frontier markets that are home to more than 6% of the world’s population.
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